Month: July 2026

King Charles’ First Year as Monarch Reveals Modern Challenges of Constitutional Monarchy

 Isla Campbell  July 5, 2026

Isla Campbell Central London — King Charles III’s first year as reigning monarch has revealed both enduring strength of British…

The Monarchy’s Future Will Be Decided Not by Argument but by Affection

 Isla Campbell  July 1, 2026

For all the constitutional debate, the institution survives only as long as the public wants it to There is a…

The Royal Job Description Is the Strangest in Britain, and Possibly the Hardest

 Isla Campbell  July 1, 2026

On the peculiar burden of holding immense status and almost no actual power If you sat down to design the…

The Royal Walkabout Reveals the Strange Bargain at the Heart of the Monarchy

 Isla Campbell  July 1, 2026

A few minutes of handshakes and small talk somehow sustains an ancient institution There is a ritual that the Royal…

The Monarchy Is the Nation’s Longest-Running Drama, and We Are All in the Audience

 Isla Campbell  July 1, 2026

On the British compulsion to follow the Royal Family as the ultimate ongoing story I have a theory, which I…

The Monarchy’s Eternal Dilemma: Modernize and Lose Mystery, or Stay Still and Lose Relevance

 Isla Campbell  July 1, 2026

The institution must change to survive and must not change to remain itself At the heart of the modern monarchy…